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the Price of Floor Tile Installation

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Location 
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Description
$ 1500
Jan 2006
Delaware, OH
Ceramic tile laid all wrong at first  more... close row
$ 750
Sep 2007
Portland, Or.
Tiles installed by a singing contractor  more... close row
$ 7500
Sep 2007
Forks, WA
Irresponsible contractor for tile installation  more... close row

Description of service

In October of 2007, I hired a local tile installation company to install 1200 square feet of tile in my home. I purchased the tile and grout separately and hired the installer. He was recommended by various people. He was to take approximately 2 weekends to do the entire job. Of this I was to pay him one third up front, another third when half complete and final payment upon completion. As I live way out of town, I also allowed him to stay in my cabin on the weekends he worked. The job was to consist of laying the tile, grouting, tiling the baseboards and cleaning up after the job was complete.


Review of Service

The first weekend went well and he worked steadily. The tile was laid well. He didn't work the entire weekend and left early as soon as I paid him. This should have been a clue. He said he would be back the next weekend to finish up. I didn't hear from him for a month even though I kept calling.He finally showed up on a Sunday ready to work, I let him do some work but he came to me and wanted to get his final pay before finishing, I said no and he left. In the meantime I was left with an incomplete job. I ended up calling the local hardware and got a reputable person to finish the job for me at an additional cost of $1000.


Tips

Never hire a contractor to lay your tile, unless you know them to be reputable and check with the proper places to see if they are licensed. Also make sure you only pay for work finished, never in advance.


$ 1500
Mar 2007
Anniston, Alabama
Tile in bathroom replaced  more... close row
$ 1500
May 2007
Cleveland, Ohio
Lengthy but professional job with tile installation  more... close row
$ 2500
Feb 2007
Columbus, Ohio
Crew of four installed tile in one day  more... close row
$ 600
Mar 2007
Anniston, Al
Bathroom floor tiled with travertine tile  more... close row
$ 2500
Oct 2007
Denver, CO
300 feet of ceramic tile installed  more... close row
$ 965
Apr 2008
Salem,OR
Very satisfactory tile installation  more... close row
$ 750
Aug 2007
Rincon, GA
146 square feet of tile floor installed  more... close row
$ 4900
Jul 2007
Forks, WA
Tile installer never finished  more... close row
$ 5000
Jul 2007
Brighton, CO
Flooring installation was poor  more... close row
$ 100
Jun 2007
Rainbow City, AL
Price of labor for simple flooring job  more... close row
$ 1800
Jul 2007
San Francisco, CA
New tile for bathroom  more... close row